Much like many other that have a broken system that won't boot...I finally got LMDE to install ( so it would seem ) but I still can't get it to boot normally. It points to a bad brub if not more but I can't get it resolved after following multiple suggestions from other postings. At one point I get a mention if a UUID ( 44 586 *****) that is not applicable anymore ( an old debian install) but at sudo blkid command I get: